Trolley-rail.



. Patented June 3, 1902. HARING.,

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WJTNESSES- UNITED 'STATES PAT-l-:NTA OFFICE.

WILLIAM N. HARING, oF NYACK, NEW YORK.

TROLLEY-RAIL.

SPEGIFICATION forming' part of Letters :PatentA No. 701,565, dated June 3, 1902. Application filed October 19I 1901. Serial No. 79,296. `(No model.)

To aZZ whom it may con/cenn' Be it known that I, WILLIAM N. HARING, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Nyack, in the county of Rockland and State ofNew York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trolley-Rails, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in trolley and other rails and the primaryobject thereof is to provide a rail `adapted to`inclosetelegraph and telephone wires and other` electrical conductors in a simple and inexpensive manner.

A further object is to provide a railwhich will in itself form a conduit for the electric agent adapted to supply the motor-power with' consists in certain novel features of construcz tion to be hereinafter described,'and defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view through a rail constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the rail and tread, showing the tread detached. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of -the rail set up.

The reference-numeral'l' d'esignates the flange of the rail, provided with an, upwardlyprojecting web 2., bifurcated at its upper 1011-' gitudinal edge to form a groove 3.;1'I`hebifur-` f cated arms 4 and 5 are provided with upwardly-projecting flanges 46-and 7. w

8 designates the tread of the rai1,-provided with the usual groove 9. Projecting from the lower end of the tread andfat one side is a flange 10, bent or for-med with'a groove 11, adapted to engage the flange 4 of the Web, and at the other vedge of the web is a downwardly-projecting fiange 12, carrying a setscrew 13, whichis provided with a wedgeshaped end 14:, adapted to bear against the under side of the fiange 5, so as to securely fasten the tread in place. It will`be understood, of course, that this tread is removable, a feature which is necessary in order that the conductor-wire may be readily removed from the groove or conduit 3. Another advantage of having the tread removableis that in the event of excessive wear due to travel over the rails thetread may be removed and a new one'substituted without the necessity of re- 'moving the entire rail, as is now generally done. In connecting the rails the ends are mitered one into the other instead of laying them end to end. and employing fish-plates. However, as this miter-joint is not new I have not believed it necessary to illustrate nor describe the same.

It will thus be seen that I have provided an improved and convenient method of protecting the' conductor without materially adding to the cost of the rails. It will also be noted that the initial cost over the ordinary construction of rail will be saved by the fact that it`will onlybe necessary to substitute the tread from time to time as the rail wears out instead of providing an entirely new rail.

While I have specifically described what to me at this time appears to be the very best .means of accomplishing the desired result, I 'would have it understood that I do not limit 'myself to the exact construction shown, but 1res'erve the right to make such slight changes and alterations which suggest themselves from time to time and without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Havingthus fully described my invention, what I c1aim,`and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isi o v 1. In al rail, the combination .with a'flange, of a web provided at the top edge withdownwardly-projecting fianges :to form a groove, and a tread having anfinturnedflange atone edge adapted'to e'ngagejone'offthe flanges of ,the web,`and a downwardly-'projecting flange at the other edge of lthetread'adaptedto lie against the remainingffiangenofv the web, and a` screw for securing said tread to the web;

i 2. In a rail, the combinationpwi'th a flange, of a web bifurcated at'its'upper edge, the bifurcated portions terminating in outwardlyprojecting fianges, and a tread adaptedfto'be seated upon the web and provideduwithie'dge flanges adapted to engage the flngescarried by the Web, and a screw for fastening the web and tread together. p r i 3. In a rail, the combination with a'flange;

of a web bifurcated at its upper edge to form IOO a groove for the reception of an electrical con- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature ductor, the bifurcated portions terminating in presence of two witnesses. in outWardIy-projecting flanges and a tread adapted to be seated upon the Web and pro- 5 vided with edge flanges designed to engage Witnesses:

the fianges carried by the Web and means for CHARLES A. KLEIN, fastening the tread and ral together. OSCAR DAWSON.

WILLIAM N. I'IARING. 

